Monday, March 12, 2007

j3's GUIDE TO SXSW

WEDNESDAY8:00-8:45PM @ ZERO DEGREES:SKRATCH BASTIDInsane hip hop DJ who is full of tricks. Dude kills it.10:00-11:00PM @ EXODUSCODY CHESNUTTDuke's played with the Roots and is a fantastically entertaining songwriter.1:00-wheneverAM @ VISIONSDEVIN THE DUDEHouston vet is sure to please. If you're in for militant spoken word, stay at Exodus for Saul Williams headlining.THURSDAY7:30-9:00PM @ ANTONE'SSTAX 50 REVUELegendary Stax Records is sure to please. I heard Booker T. and the MG's are there. That'd be hot.8:00-8:30PM @ COPASPINNER T AND CROP DIGGIESuperstarDJs.org representin', but only 30 minutes worth? Then stick around for...8:30-9:15PM @ COPAC-RAYZ WALZDude's mad entertaining...you also have the option of seeing Sage Francis at 8:00PM at Emo's, but Emo's is just a mess at SXSW.9:20-11:00PM @ SPIRO'SEMBEDDED MUSIC FEATUREPerformers will include Loer Velocity, DJ Ese, Bisc1, Junk Science and year-end list alum Cool Calm Pete. Should be hot. Afterwards enjoy the bleeding eardrums courtesy of Houston's Swishahouse or...11:00-12:00AM @ SPIRO'S AMPITHEATERBUCK 65Weird mix between Prince Paul and Tom Waits. He's from Canada--whaddya gon' do?1:00-wheneverAM @ SPIRO'S AMPITHEATERSOLEVeteran rhymeslayer, but not your run-of-the-mill hip hop set. Prepare yourself for the bizarre, but ultimately entertaining.FRIDAY5:45-6:30PM @ SXSW DEW MUSIC FESTIVAL AT TOWN LAKEX-CLANIt's X-Clan. Of course, minus Professor X, but these dudes put out two seriously classic albums. 6:30-7:45PM @ SXSW DEW MUSIC FESTIVAL AT TOWN LAKEOZOMATLICrowd favorites. Dance like a hippy in the town that made it famous.7:45-9:00PM @ SXSW DEW MUSIC FESTIVAL AT TOWN LAKEPUBLIC ENEMYHeard this entire show was free. You gotta go if it's free. Hell, you gotta go if it costs an arm and your right foot.9:30-10:15PM @ EMO'S MAIN ROOMCAGEHe needs to put on the show that he failed to in Denton. Dude owes it to Texas. Shouldn't be a problem because rest assured the crowd will be into it. It's Emo's.10:15-11:00PM @ EMO'S MAIN ROOMBROTHER ALIRhymesayer alum promises to put on a blazing set here--one of four sets he's doing at SXSW. Insane.11:00-12:00AM @ EMO'S MAIN ROOMAESOP ROCK w/ ROB SONIC and DJ BIG WIZBest time to just sit back and watch all the smelly Austin kids go line for line with Aesop Rock's material.12:00-1:00AM @ EMO'S MAIN ROOMEL-PSure to please as he's almost guaranteed to go heavy on the new material just days before it properly releases. He's in prizefighter form and will bring the house down.12:45-1:15AM @ ZERO DEGREESOF MEXICAN DESCENTDuke, here's your 2Mex appearance. It's only 30 minutes long, but would be good to make your way there for Busdriver because he comes on at...1:15-wheneverAM @ ZERO DEGREESBUSDRIVERHe'll blow your mind. I promise. Breath control, energy, excitement. Dude's f'real.SATURDAY8:00-9:00PM @ EMO'S ANNEXTHE BUDOS BANDFunk. Heavy funk and I imagine there'd be cold beer somewhere around there, too.

9:00-10:15PM @ EMO'S ANNEXSHARON JONES AND THE DAPTONESBeautiful R&B. Great band. Sharon Jones will absolutely kill it.10:30-10:50PM @ FLAMINGO CANTINABROTHER ALISee him put on an abbreviated, but killer set...again.10:45-12:15AM @ THE PARISHKID KOALAHot turntable techniques. Kid Koala's one of the best.1:00-wheneverAM @ FLAMINGO CANTINALEE "SCRATCH" PERRYDude, when you can finish off your SXSW experience with a legend like Lee Scratch Perry, things don't get much better.That's it. Go hard or stay at home. I'm choosing to stay home.

1 comment:

This will be a pavement hitting year for me at SXSW, experimenting with attendance sans-wristband. Thanks for the list, looks like we're in for some cold beer and kick ass music. For anyone subscribing to rootdown that wants to come see some of these shows, let's talk.We're gonna kick it off tonight with Lions at Red Eye. Nothing but live shows, beer, vender food, and blistered feet from here on out.